Times Supplementary issue 2 Editorial National & International News Imphal, Monday, February 1, 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi leads party into historic Burma parliament Positive attitude Despite the landslide, Burma’s constitution reserves 25 % of seats to the military The Strife torn State of , inspite of the unenviable tag By Esther Htusan, of a disturbed area, has much more potential and unexplored The Associated Press Ethnic rebellions potential than that of being one with the most prolific and Yangoon, Feb 1: Burma’s parliament a threat industrious system for churning out militant groups, thought dominated by pro-democracy leader The military called an election in the tag is unlikely to come off anytime soon in the foreseeable Aung San Suu Kyi’s party on 1990, which Suu Kyi’s party won future. On a brighter note, we have some of the most diverse Monday began a new and historic handsomely, only to see the results and varied vegetables, fruits, pulses, cereals and grains. session that will install the country’s annulled by the military and many of Condiments that has not yet been regular ingredients in first democratically elected its leading members harassed and Mainland has been in use in the North East for centuries. government in more than 50 years. jailed. Suu Kyi was put under house The introduction of Korean channel “Arirang” revealed an The National League for Democracy arrest prior to the 1990 election and astonishing similarity, both in the ingredients as well as in the won a landslide in the Nov. 8 spent 15 of the next 22 years mostly methods of preparations, in the diets of the two regions. Our elections, winning 80 per cent of the confined to her lakeside villa in Yangon. elders, much to our chagrin and resentment, used to refer to seats in the two houses of She was under house arrest when she the imported hybrid vegetables and fruits as those from the parliament to defeat the military- won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. “Block”, and preferred the local varieties of everything. That Establishing democracy is only one preference has now started to make sense, more than ever, backed Union Solidarity and Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred hurdle the country faces. The new with the perceptible difference in the aroma and taste between Development Party. from taking the presidency, and has government will also have to contend the imported hybrids and the local varieties. Anyone who had a Forces rush to Legislators from the two parties and vowed to rule from behind the with various ethnic rebellions in several friend or near one from outside as a guest in Manipur will surely from smaller ethnic minority parties scenes through a proxy. She has parts of the country. The military- have received compliments on the distinct aroma and taste of violence-hit as well as nominated military not announced who her party will backed government signed a peace the dishes of the state. All these has been a clear indication of representatives filed into the nominate for president. pact with more than dozen smaller the unique qualities of the plants and vegetables grown on the Andhra town cavernous parliament for the “We don’t know exactly when the ethnic armies before the elections but soil of the State whose more than 70% of it’s population is still IANS session in which the members took presidential election will happen. major groups have stayed away, and engaged in agriculture and other allied activities. So what does Vishakapatnam, Feb 1: a joint oath of office. We cannot tell you anything about fighting continues in many states. all these discussions point to? And how do we utilize these to Additional police and The session marks a historic who will be nominated as Most are fighting for autonomy and the fullest? There is no doubt that the distinct aroma, varieties paramilitary forces were rushed turnaround for the NLD, which for the presidential candidates as well,” rights over their resource-rich land. and extent of availability of these plants, herbs and vegetables to coastal Andhra Pradesh on years was suppressed by the said Zayar Thaw, an NLD legislator. “I hope this will be a good opportunity has been confined to the local market. While the reasons are Monday, a day after large-scale military, which had ruled the country Despite its landslide victory, the for us to speak out for the ethnic many and varied, yet it is pretty clear that there is an apparent violence rocked Tuni town in directly or indirectly after seizing NLD in practice will have to share people and demand indigenous lack of enthusiasm and earnestness on the part of the East Godavari district during a power in 1962. NLD leaders power with the military, for which rights,” said Lama Naw Aung, a lower Government to explore and exploit markets outside the State protest by Kapus demanding including Suu Kyi and other critics the constitution reserves 25 per house member from the Kachin State and beyond. The latest confirmation of the interest shown reservation. were jailed, and overt political cent of the seats in parliament. Suu Democracy Party, representing the by people outside the State for products grown in the State Police imposed prohibitory activity was crushed. Kyi has met with senior military Kachin minority who are engaged in is the report about a certain person from the United States orders banning assembly of four The Southeast Asian nation, also leaders to try to ensure a smooth ongoing battles with the army in the inquiring about the possibility of exporting the black rice or more persons across East known as , started moving change of government, and they east of the country. “I think there will (Chak Hao) through a processing factory in India, and this is Godavari district and beefed up away from dictatorship toward have vowed not to interfere. be a change because Aung San Suu just one instance. This positive development should be an security to prevent any democracy in 2011, when the Thein Sein’s military-backed USDP Kyi might want to finish the work for eye opener of the potential the State holds for earning untoward incident. military rulers agreed to hand over won a 2010 election in which the the ethnics that her father didn’t get a through exporting of it’s varied and unique agricultural Senior police officials including power to a nominally civilian NLD refused to participate, chance to do,” he said, referring to products after due finishing processes. It would be a blunder additional director general of government headed by President protesting that it was held under Myanmar’s independence hero Aung and a shame for everyone if the State is reduced to a supplier police (law and order) R P Thein Sein, a general turned unfair conditions. After several San who united various national of raw products only. The need of the hour is for developing Thakur have reached Tuni to reformist. changes in the election law, the NLD groups. He and six of his colleagues a tertiary sector that provides value addition to the products review the situation. He will stand down in late March or contested several dozen by- were assassinated in July 1947, six and thus provides double benefit to those involved. The Police began investigations into early April when an NLD president elections in 2012, winning virtually months before Myanmar’s products are there. The steps to mass produce them, to Sunday’s violence in which a takes over. all of them. independence. process them and to market them needs a systematic train, two police stations and 25 approach that coordinates and complements each of the vehicles were torched. Fifteen components in the chain of process. It is time to make a policemen and four railway Contd. from previous issue radical change in the approach towards agriculture from that employees were injured in the of a subsistence one to that of a highly rewarding, financially violence. lucrative and emotionally fulfilling occupation. That change The investigating officials were as refleced in the needs to be initiated by those who are assigned just to do screening video footage to that, else our people will just be the farmers who produce identify miscreants who torched the things others outside the State will buy who will then train and police stations. The socio-cultural ties of hills & plain convert these raw materials into finished products who will arrests are likely to be made later then sell it to the State at an exorbitant price. Heard the on Monday. (5) Affinity in Vocabulary: No Manipuri Chothe English story before? Got the drift? Personnel of Andhra Pradesh Being under the Tibeto- 1. Sangbai Shangpaai Paddy basket Burman Family group speaking 2. Chairung Chainarung Cheek special police, central reserve 3. Tathak-Yakha Yathak- police force (CRPF), rapid action of the same language, Yakha Upper and lower jaws Afghan CEO calls on Modi force and Indo-Tibetan border the Meiteis, Nagas and Kukis 4. Pomphi Pawnphi police (ITBP) have been ought to have certain amount (Pawn = cloth; AP here on Sunday on a five-day visit phi = joining) Cloth (thick blanket) deployed in Tuni and other of linguistic affinity which New Delhi, Feb 1: Afghan Chief to India, is also scheduled to meet 5. Nahong Nao-pawn Baby cloth to places in the district. should be manifested in their Executive Officer and Head of the External Affairs Minister Sushma carry on shoulders Kumar Viswajeet, inspector vocabularies. In this regard it Council of Ministers Abdullah Swaraj. general of police, north coastal will be relevant to note that – Under the circumstances, we may examine as to how far as these people Abdullah called on Prime Minister He will leave for Jaipur on Tuesday Andhra, told reporters in Tuni (i) Kuki language is called in related or otherwise in regard to language also. Some representative Narendra Modi here on Monday. where he will attend a conference that forces were deployed in all Manipur Thadou-Pao. This vocabularies are shown herein below for the said purpose “Sustained engagement with on counter-terrorism. places and that they were ready language does not have ‘L’ for a). Anatomique vocabularies : Afghanistan. Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s visit to India to deal with any situation. ‘R’. Thus for a word that @DrAAbdullah meets PM comes in the wake of Prime Minister No. English Meitei Thadou Tangkhul More than 3,500 security requires ‘R’ in its spelling it is (Kuki) Naga. @narendramodi in Delhi,” external Modi’s visit to Kabul in December personnel were deployed in substituted by either the letter 1. Head Kok (Lu) Lu Kui affairs ministry spokesman Vikas when the new Afghan parliament Tuni and other sensitive ‘L’ or ’G’ as the case may be; 2. Neck Ngak Ngong Khanao Swarup. building, constructed with India’s 3. Shoulder Leng (Lengban)Leng (Lengkou) places in the district. (ii) The Nagas do not have a Abdullah Abdullah, who arrived aid, was inaugurated. 4. Hair Sam Sam Sam Security has also been common language unlike the 5. Eye Mit Mit Mik Meiteis and the Kukis. Yet, the Wanted Sub-Editor tightened in Vijayawada with 6. Saliva Tin Chil deployment of special forces most outstanding 7. Nose Na-ton Nak-kui Kha-na Imphal Times is looking for an experience sub editor with excellent writing 8. Tongue Lei Lei Lei to prevent any violence. advancement in developing a skill in English who can read Bengali written script. Working hour is 12 noon common language is the 9. Tooth Ya Ha Ha till 3 pm. Honorarium is Rs. 3000 p/m. Preference will be given to candidate Rail and road traffic between 10. Hand Khut Khut Khut who had already work in English daily as desk editor. Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Tangkhul Nagas who adopted 11. Knee Khuk-u Khup-bu Age no bar, and Imphal Times have no problem with those candidates working restored late Sunday night the Ukhrul as their 12. Leg Khong Keng (Phei) Phei in other newspaper at night shift. after M Padmanabham, a key common language. So when 13. Nail Khu-jil Khut-tin language affinity is made on 14. Chin Kha-dang Kha-lhang (Kha-tang) Kapu leader, announced 15. Face Mai Mai Mai WHENEVER YOU SEE CONSONSONSTRTRTRUUUCTION AND MINING withdrawal of agitation. comparative study Tangkhul 16. Thigh Phei-gan Phei-pi Kaphei EQUIPMENTS, JUST THINK OF US He, however, threatened to go language will be used. (a) Numerals : on ‘fast-unto-death’ if the (iii) J.C. Higgins, the then 1. One A-ma Khat A-kha A SOLUTION FOR EVERY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2. Two A-ni Ni Kha-ni government failed to respond Political Agent, Manipur said, “Manipuri and Thadou (Kuki) 3. Three A-hum Thum Ka-thum by Monday evening on the 4. Four Ma-ri Li Ma-ti demand for including Kapus in contain certain roots in 5. Five Ma-nga Nga Pha-nga the list of backward castes. common, but are quite distinct 6. Six Ta-ruk Gup (K) or Ruk Tha-ruk Several trains were cancelled languages and a knowledge of 7. Seven Ta-ret Sagi Si-ni one does not enable a person 8. Eight Ni-pan Get Chi-sat or diverted since Sunday 9. Nine Ma-pan Koh(k) Chi-ko afternoon when protestors to make himself understood by 10. Ten Ta-ra som Tha-ra. AAAutututomobile Engineering Worororkkks-1s-1s-1 persons speaking the other. R K WORKORKORKSHOP torched Ratnachal Express (b) Miscellaneous : near Tuni station. All 24 Government, therefore, 1. Wood Shing Thing Thing New Checkon RRon oadoadoad, PurPur, ana RRana ajbariajbariajbari 2. Song I-sei La La bogies were gutted in the grants a separate reward to Imphal East, Officers passing in both”. 3. Dead A-si-ba A-Thi Ka-Thi Manipur - 795 001 incident. Railway officials 4. Alive A-hing-ba A-Hing Ka-Hing estimate the loss to be Rs.30 (iv) According to Rev. 5. Go Chat-pa A-Che Ka-Chat AFTER SALES SERVICE TO Renghang Chothe, Former 6. Cry Kap-pa A-Kap Ka-Chap ALL KINDS OF SPARE YOUR SATISFACTION crore. PARTS AVAILABLE President of Ethno Heritage 7. Name Ming Min Ming Chief minister N Chandrababu 8. Laugh Nok-pa A-Nui Nga-Nu BEML Limited Naidu reviewed the situation Council (HERICOUN), there Authorised dealer are no less than 30(thirty) 9. Shout Lao-ba A-Ao Kha-Vao (A Government of India Mini Ratna Company under Ministry of Defence) with director general of police 10. Call Kou-ba A-Kou Ka-Ho. JV Ramudu and other top percent vocabularies of the officials. Chothe dialect with the These are few of the original vocabularies that stand the winds of change that were Letters, Feedback and Suggestions to ‘Imphal Times’ Terming the violence as ‘pre- Manipuri language which are experienced in the languages of Meitei, Kuki and Naga. While that of the Kukis and can be sent to our e-mail : [email protected]. planned’, Naidu asked officials also similar to the Thadou the Nagas remain more or less unchanged, a lot of sanskritization had taken place in For advertisement kindy contact: - to deal firmly with those language. Few examples of the the case of Meitei language that had distanced their homogeneity. 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